Construction worker shortage a global issue: UK expertMONIQUE FORD / STUFF A modular home being pre-built by Wellington company Matrix Homes. An ageing workforce and a shortage of young replacements will eventually force New Zealand's construction sector to modernise, a British expert says. Construction consultant Mark Farmer, who wrote a report for the UK Government in 2016 called "Modernise or Die," said the shortage of construction workers was a global problem. However, Farmer said he had observed a "real desire to do something" positive in the New Zealand construction industry, more so than in the UK or Australia. "Construction is such a big industry – it's over two and a half million people in our country that work in construction and over 200,000 businesses.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2018 03:27 UTC